Participatory action research in healthcare
By: Tina Koch, Debbie Kralik.
Contributors: Kralik, Debbie.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.; Wiley-Interscience; Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781405124164
Subjects: Action research in public health; Public health -- Research -- Methodology; Public health -- Research -- Citizen participation; Community health services; Health Services Research -- methods; Community Health Services; Consumer Participation
Description: Koch and Kralik examine the way in which research can inform health-care practice and include guidelines for practitioners on implementing participatory action research. They explore the benefits for community development and health promotion and use exemplars from practice.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Philosophy underpinning participatory action research; title: Participatory action: what it is; title: The participatory action research process in practice; title: Learning to learn; title: Preparation of community practitioners in everyday practice; title: Facilitation; title: Ethical considerations; title: Development of community partnerships; title: Rigour and quality; title: Transition and theory building.